BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//PYVOBJECT//NONSGML Version 1//EN BEGIN:VEVENT UID:events.uid.5574@www.discovernikkei.org DTSTART:20180428T000000Z DTEND:20180428T000000Z DESCRIPTION:In conjunction with JANM&rsquo\;s&nbsp\;<em>hapa.me &ndash\; 15 years of the hapa project</em>&nbsp\;exhibition\, scholar Richard Keao Ne Smith will discuss the origins and evolution of the word&nbsp\;<em>hapa</e m>\, the Hawaiian interpretation of the English word &ldquo\;half.&rdquo\; His talk will address varying perspectives on who is hapa\, who can or sh ould rightfully use the term\, and what linguists call the etymological pr ocess of conversion.\n\nNeSmith has written an essay included in the&nbsp\ ;<a href="https://janmstore.com/collections/kipfulbeck/products/hapa-me-ca talog" target="_blank"><em>hapa.me</em>&nbsp\;catalog</a>&nbsp\;(available at the JANM Store after April 7)\; he will sign copies following the prog ram.\n\nIncluded with&nbsp\;<a href="http://www.janm.org/visit/#admission" target="_blank">museum admission</a>. <a href="https://9644p.blackbaudhos ting.com/9644p/tickets?tab=2&amp\;txobjid=c1ec30f7-62d3-4f53-8d90-505e61b9 0541" target="_blank">RSVPs are recommended</a>.\n\n<em><span style="color : #333333\; font-family: Arial\; font-size: x-small\;">In the Tateuchi Dem ocracy Forum</em>\n\nCheck <a href="http://www.janm.org/events/#28" target ="_blank">janm.org</a> for updates.<em><span style="color: #333333\; font- family: Arial\; font-size: x-small\;">\n</em> DTSTAMP:20240420T013741Z SUMMARY:The Etymology of Hapa URL:/en/events/2018/04/28/the-etymology-of-hapa/ END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR